Zoot Sims
Throughout his career, Zoot Sims was famous for epitomizing the swinging musician, never playing an inappropriate phrase. He always sounded inspired, and although his style did not change much after the early 1950s, Zoot's enthusiasm and creativity never wavered.
Zoot's family was involved in vaudeville, and he played drums and clarinet as a youth. His older brother, Ray Sims, developed into a fine trombonist who sounded like Bill Harris. At age 13, Sims switched permanently to the tenor, and his initial inspiration was Lester Young, although he soon developed his own cool-toned sound. Sims was a professional by the age of 15, landing his first important job with Bobby Sherwood's Orchestra, and he joined Benny Goodman's big band for the first time in 1943; he would be one of BG's favorite tenormen for the next 30 years. He recorded with Joe Bushkin in 1944, and even at that early stage, his style was largely set.
After a period in the Army, Sims was with Goodman from 1946-1947. He gained his initial fame as one of Woody Herman's "Four Brothers" during his time with the Second Herd (1947-1949). Zoot had brief stints with Buddy Rich's short-lived big band, Artie Shaw, Goodman (1950), Chubby Jackson, and Elliot Lawrence. He toured and recorded with Stan Kenton (1953) and Gerry Mulligan (1954-1956). Sims was also a star soloist with Mulligan's Concert Jazz Band of the early '60s and visited the Soviet Union with Benny Goodman in 1962. A freelancer throughout most of his career, Sims often led his own combos or co-led bands with his friend Al Cohn; the two tenors had very similar sounds and styles. Zoot started doubling on soprano quite effectively in the '70s. Through the years, he appeared in countless situations, and always seemed to come out ahead. Fortunately, Zoot Sims recorded frequently, leading sessions for Prestige, Metronome, Vogue, Dawn, Storyville, Argo, ABC-Paramount, Riverside, United Artists, Pacific Jazz, Bethlehem, Colpix, Impulse, Groove Merchant, Famous Door, Choice, Sonet, and a wonderful series for Pablo.
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Zoot Sims Recorded Live at E.J.'s
Jazz contemporain - Paru chez Storyville le 20 août 2003
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Four Classic Albums (Stretching Out / Starring Zoot Sims / Down Home / The Jazz Soul of Porgy and Bess) [Remastered]
Jazz - Paru chez Avid Entertainment le 3 juin 2012
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Complete Original Quintet/Sextet Studio Recordings
Jazz - Paru chez Lone Hill Jazz le 1 janv. 2007
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Jazz Milestones: Zoot Sims, Vol. 2
Jazz - Paru chez 21-Music le 10 oct. 2013
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Complete 1950-1953 Studio Masters
Jazz - Paru chez Jazz Moon le 15 mars 2016
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The Rare Albums Collection
Jazz - Paru chez ENLIGHTENMENT le 12 juin 2020
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Stretching out & Kansas City Revisited
Jazz - Paru chez Efor, S.L le 10 janv. 2011
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Zoot Sims Goes to Jazzville
Jazz - Paru chez Blue Moon le 10 août 1956
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Morning Fun
Jazz - Paru chez Zebralution - Black Lion le 31 janv. 1986
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Joy Spring
Jazz - Paru chez Black Marlin Records le 19 déc. 2014
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Two Jims and Zoot
Zoot Sims, Jimmy Raney, Jim Hall
Jazz - Paru chez Mainstream Records le 1 janv. 1964
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NEW BEAT BOSSA NOVA! (Remastered)
Bossa Nova - Paru chez RevOla le 17 oct. 2018
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The Swingers!
Lambert Hendricks & Ross, Zoot Sims
Be Bop - Paru chez Music Manager le 7 févr. 2022
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The Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross Jazz Sessions
Be Bop - Paru chez Master Classics Records le 1 avr. 2011
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Al & Zoot (Remastered)
Jazz - Paru chez Avid Entertainment le 20 oct. 2013
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A Jazz Hour With Zoot Sims: Bohemia After Dark
Jazz - Paru chez Blaricum CD Company (B.C.D.) B.V. le 25 juin 2012
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New Beat Bossa Nova, Vol. 2 (Original Bossa Nova Album Plus Bonus Tracks)
Pop - Paru chez Brazilian Classics le 1 janv. 2013
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